News for Harlem and the Harlems of the World
New Jersey native Celia Nobleman will have her African-inspired paintings on display at the Rio II Gallery, with an opening reception on April 7th. The Rio Galleries offer space year-long to support and nurture cultural, civic, and educational programs, showing the work of emerging and established artists – poets, writers, musicians, dancers, and photographers. Located on the penthouse level of […]
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Philip Appleman’s poetry and prose have appeared in dozens of publications, including the Nation, the New York Times, New Republic, Paris Review, Poetry, and the Yale Review. He is married to the playwright Marjorie Appleman (Margie). You may read more about Mr. Appleman on the Poetry Foundation’s website. SONNET 18 (for Margie) Who, me? Compare you to a summer’s day? Heck, no,
An adaptation of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” Read More »
Author Carmen Rubin has been teaching and telling stories since she can remember. As a child, at the end of a school year, she would ask her teachers for leftover school assignments so that she could spend summer hours playing teacher to neighborhood kids. It was a game Carmen and her friends found enjoyable. It’s
Children’s Books that are Great for the Entire Family Read More »
A vessel. A instrument, use me. Let the kick of my desire hit to the beat of your heart and let the rhythm we make be symbols of our relationship. Your grace and mercy soothes me, Your love is kinda like a Mozart piece played smoothly. You said the key to love is unity so,
On Saturday, January 26, 2013, the women of SAWCC (South Asian Women’s Creative Collective) organized a protest action in front of the New York City Indian consulate on Indian Republic Day, as a “response to the horrific violence wrought upon Jyoti Singh Pandey in India, and on women’s bodies everyday around the world.” Eighty people
Local Artists Collective Responds to Gender-Based Violence Read More »
With the baseball season fast approaching, it’s time to turn our attention to the New York teams that have brought us glory throughout history. From 1947 to 1957, the three teams that represented New York City were the Yankees, Giants, and Brooklyn Dodgers. Some of the greatest players came out of this decade. In the
During the Golden Years of the Three NY Teams, there was also the NEW YORK CUBANS Read More »
These cards, collected by Langston Hughes and held with his papers in Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, advertised “rent parties” to be held in Harlem in the 1940s and 1950s. Hosts of these gatherings opened up their apartments for a night, charging a fee to guests in return for live music, dancing, and socializing.
Langston Hughes’ Collection of Harlem Rent Party Advertisements Read More »
Amar Diarrassouba, 6, left his home on Thursday with his older brother, 9, set for school. As they began to cross 1st avenue just before 8am, a white tractor-trailer turned onto 1st Avenue from 117th street, striking and killing Amar. The crash was heard a block away, at the child’s elementary school, PS 155. The
Here’s a Women’s History Month event that reflects our unifying mantra: “A woman’s work is never done.” A new Uptown visual art exhibition that celebrates women’s fiber artwork especially quilting, is sure to inspire and bring back memories. Harlem Memorabilia: Reflections in Fiber, is set for an opening reception Thursday, March 14, 5pm-7:30pm, Interchurch Center’s Treasure Room Gallery,
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